HP DV5 laptop suddenly doesn't boot - Press the esc key for boot sequence
Suddenly my laptop has stopped working. It's on the first boot screen with HP logo and Press esc to get the boot sequence. Pressing esc doesn't take me anywhere.
I tried removing the battery and directly connecting it to the power cord and it's the same
When i try to press F10 as soon as the system gets powered on..i get " F10...BIOS setup options : alond with the hp logo and nothing after that.
I have tried removing the harddrive and plugin it again , But nothing worked. Any help on this is much appreciated.
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